Compact floribunda rose plant named &#39;Poulpal062&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Compact Floribunda class which has abundant, medium red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation:

Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination:

‘Poulpal062’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2006 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpal062’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The male pollen parent and the female seed parent have flowers which are Red Group 40A while the new variety has flowers which are Red Group 40C.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant medium red flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded rose and on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpal062’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2006 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpal062’ was selected in the spring of 2007 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpal062’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2007. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpal062’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpal062’. Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings are open flowers, petals detached, sepals detached, flower buds, and reproductive flower parts. Specifically illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawings are juvenile and mature leaves, bare stem, and a cluster of unopened flower buds on a flowering branch. Plants shown are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpal062’, as observed in its growth in in a field nursery in Marion County, Oregon. Observed plants are 2 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulac011’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,821 are compared to ‘Poulpal062’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpal062’ ‘Poulac011’ Petal Count 50 petals 40 to 45 petals Flower Diameter 75 mm 50 mm General Tonality Red Group 40C becoming Red Group 52A to 52B of Flower Color Red Group 43C as flowers with light intonations of mature Red-Purple Group 67B

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 23 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 15 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Red Group 41A.             Sepal inner surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 147D with             intonations of Greyed-Brown Group 199C. Surface: Lightly             pubescent. Sepal outer surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group             144A with intonations of Red-Purple Group 183A. Texture:             Smooth. Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union             with receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins have weak foliaceous             appendages on three of the five sepals. Sepal size: 33 mm             long, 10 mm wide. Receptacle: Texture: Smooth. Size: 6 mm in             height, 6 mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with             intonations of Red-Purple Group 183A. Shape: Campanulate.             Pedicel: Surface: Smooth. Length: 30 mm. Diameter: 3 mm on             average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of             Greyed-Purple Group 184A. Strength: Strong. Peduncle:             Length: 3 to 7 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Color: Yellow-Green             Group 145A. Texture: Smooth.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in panicles of             about 15 flower buds per stem.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Light floral scent. Duration: The             blooms have a duration on the plant of approximately 12             days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have             fully matured. Size: Flower diameter is 75 mm when open.             Flower depth is 30 mm. Flower shape: Quartered-rosette, very             double, with many overlapping petals packed into quarter             sections. Shape of flower, side view: The upper portion is             flattened convex. The lower portion is concave.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 50 petals             total, 6 to 9 of which are petaloids.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red Group 40C             becoming Red Group 43C as flowers fully mature.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer and inner petals Upper             surface: Red Group 40B with occasional streaks of White             Group 155B. Lower surface: Red Group 40C. Basal petal spots,             upon opening: Upper surface: Yellow Group 4A. Lower surface:             Yellow Group 4A. After opening, inner and outer petals Upper             surface: Red Group 43C with occasional streaks of White             Group 155B. Lower surface: Red Group 43D. Basal petal spots,             after opening: Upper surface: Yellow Group 4A. Lower             surface: Yellow Group 4A.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Slightly reflexed. Margin: Entire and             uniform. Strong undulations. Shape: Generally broadly             elliptical. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape: Acute. Size: 30             mm (l)×30 mm (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 25 mm (l) by 15 mm (w). Quantity: 6 to 9.             Shape: Asymmetric, with an oblique base and rounded apex.             Color: Upper surface is Red Group 43C with occasional             streaks of White Group 155B. Lower surface is Red Group 43D.             Basal zone is Yellow Group 4A above and underneath.         -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:             Size: 2 mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 11C. Quantity: 55             on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 12B. Length:             4 mm. Pistils: Length: 8 mm. Quantity: 30 on average.             Stigmas: Color: Green-White Group 157A. Styles: Color: White             Group 155A. Location of stigmas: Superior in location             relative to the length of the filaments and the height of             the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 50 cm in height,             and 45 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B.             Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length: On average,             canes are 20 cm from the base of the plant to the flowering             portion. Diameter: 5 mm. Internodes: On mature canes about             25 mm between nodes. Surface Texture: Young wood: Smooth.             Older wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 15 prickles per 10 cm of stem.             Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 6 mm.             Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.             Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Red Group 179B. Mature             prickles: Greyed-Yellow Group 162B.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 120 mm (l)×80 (w). Quantity: 3             leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Color of juvenile             foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower side:             Yellow-Green Group 144B. Anthocyanin: Greyed-Orange Group             176A. Color of mature foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green             Group 147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 147B.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 25 mm long, 9 mm             wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly             broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely             serrated. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Petiole: Length:             30 mm. Diameter: 1.5 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Rachis: Length: 40 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Leaflet: Quantity: Normally 5 or 7 leaflets. Margins:             Serrated. Size: On average terminal leaflets are 40 mm long,             35 mm wide. Shape: Generally ovate. Base: Rounded. Apex:             Cuspidate. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement:             Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Moderately             glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery             mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora             sparsa, rust Phragmidium sps., black spot Diplocarpon rosae,             and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Compact Floribunda rose class named ‘Poulpal062’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant medium red flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 